Latafale Auva'a
Latafale Auva'a | |
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| Born | Alofa Dawn Latafale Auva'a 8 June 1993 Papakura, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Hair color | Light brown |
| Eye color | Hazel |
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Alofa Dawn Latafale Auva'a[1] (born 8 June 1993) is a Samoan-New Zealand beauty pageant titleholder. She is the first woman to hold four Pacific regional titles by winning Miss Samoa New Zealand 2014, Miss Samoa 2014, Miss Pacific Islands 2014 and Miss World Samoa 2015.[2]
Early life
[edit]Auva'a was born in Papakura, New Zealand, to a Samoan father and English mother.[3][4] She was educated at King's College, Auckland, where she was deputy head girl and received the University of Auckland's Top Pacific Chancellor Award.[5] Auva'a opted to study law and music at the University of Otago.[6]
Personal life
[edit]In 2018, Auva'a was bestowed a Samoan chief (Matai) title at a ceremony in Vaitele, Samoa. She is also a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Narayan, Rita (23 December 2015). "Miss Samoa reached the most finals at Miss World pageant". Loop Samoa. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "MISS PACIFIC ISLANDS, LATAFALE AUVA'A, TALKS ABOUT HER REIGN". Samoa News. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Papakura Sisters Shine at Christmas in the Park". scoop.co.nz. Scoop News. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Sinclair, Kay (20 June 2018). "Busy time fitting in pageant". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Ten vie for ths [sic] year's Miss Samoa title". Samoa News. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Narayan, Rita (19 December 2015). "Latafale Auva'a is an Unassailable Dark Horse of Miss World 2015". Loop Samoa. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Sinclair, Kay (6 July 2018). "Beauty pageant finalist - and chief". Otago Daily News. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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